$360 MSPT
Day 1a Started
2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino
$360 MSPT
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$155,700
Entries
519
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
104
Players Left
13
The MSPT $360 Regional NLHE Begins Today at Sycuan Casino in San Diego
The latest stop on the Mid-States Poker Tour begins today! The MSPT United States Poker Championship runs Sept. 16-26 at Sycuan Casino in the San Diego, CA area, and PokerNews is on hand to live report the opening tournament of the series.
That tournament comes in the form of Event #1: $360 Regional NLHE, which begins today at 5 p.m. Today's Day 1a flight plays as the first of three opening day flights, with Day 1b scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m., and Day 1c beginning on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The $360 Regional plays as an unlimited re-entry event, with late registration available up to the beginning of Level 13. All Day 1 flights feature 30-minute levels, and the day wraps up at the end of Level 15.
Players start with 25,000 chips, and all participants are vying for a share of the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool available in this tournament. The players that survive Day 1a will advance to Day 2, scheduled for Sunday at noon local time.
The United States Poker Championship marks the second time in 2021 that the MSPT has stopped by San Diego. The last time the $360 Regional Event ran at Sycuan Casino, in May, 1,047 entries registered and the prize pool ended up at $312,600.
Can the latest MSPT San Diego festival produce another $300k-plus prize pool in the opening event? Stay tuned right here with the PokerNews live reporting team as the $360 Regional plays out this weekend.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Day 1a of the MSPT $360 Regional at Sycuan Casino is underway.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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Quraishi Collects an Early Pot
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Nissar Quraishi opened to 300 from the hijack, Tavish Margers called from the small blind, and the big blind player also called.
Action checked to Quraishi on the 
flop. Quraishi bet 1,000, and only Margers called.
Action checked to Quraishi again on the 
turn, Quraishi bet 2,500, and Margers folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | |
|
18,500 |
Beason Bets, Gets Called, Scoops
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
With around 8,000 in the pot on the river, the board read 
. Darren Beason, from the big blind, bet 8,000. His opponent went into the tank.
When Beason's opponent made the call, Beason indicated that his own hand was inferior. "You got the jack," said Beason, while tabling 
.
The opponent showed the 
, however, then mucked. The pot put Beason's stack at around 40,000 as Level 1 plays on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Gonzalez Makes Correct Call
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
With 
showing on the turn, Harold Singleton bet 800 from early position. Julian Gonzalez made the call on the immediate left.
Singleton bet 1,200 on the 
river, and Gonzalez called. Gonzalez showed 
for the winner, besting Singleton's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000 | |
|
22,000 |
Chip Counts
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
21,000 | 21,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
7,000 |